Tuesday, March 27, 2012

CLAY!!!!!!!

I have many clay pieces to show and I am hoping I can get to all of them tonight. I am so excited about all of the work my students have been creating.The owls slabs are a first for me. Students created a clay relief slab/tile by carving away the clay. I first had students draw out their owl on paper. They were to use their drawing as a reference for their clay drawing. Students are very familiar with drawing owls. I had the students first sketch their drawing into the clay with a needle. The students used bottle caps for the eyes and a loop tool to add the texture for feather. These are not finished. I am going to have the students stain the clay pieces. I also made it a point to not have perfect rectangle slabs. It gives a look of the piece being worn. I can't wait until these are finished.

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I am a married mother of 2. I have a beautiful and strong-willed daughter and a very rambunctious boy. Both of my children are creative. They will surely surpass their mother in that department.
I am a K- 12 art teacher in Northwest Ohio. This year is my ninth year of teaching art. This blog is all about sharing, learning, and communicating with other art teachers.